Ghost Soldiers
The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
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4.5 • 344 Ratings
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Publisher Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March—from the author of Blood and Thunder.
On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines made the stakes impossibly high and left little time to plan the complex operation.
In Ghost Soldiers Hampton Sides vividly re-creates this daring raid, offering a minute-by-minute narration that unfolds alongside intimate portraits of the prisoners and their lives in the camp. Sides shows how the POWs banded together to survive, defying the Japanese authorities even as they endured starvation, tropical diseases, and torture. Harrowing, poignant, and inspiring, Ghost Soldiers is the mesmerizing story of a remarkable mission. It is also a testament to the human spirit, an account of enormous bravery and self-sacrifice amid the most trying conditions.
Customer Reviews
Amazing account
Horrifying story about American POWs and the atrocities they and other allied soldiers endured at the hands of a merciless enemy...the Japanese.
Great work.
This book was a pleasure to read. Hampton Sides is a gifted author who understands how details paint a crisp image in the reader's mind.
Excellent
Great read to learn about what those heroes went through for our freedom. As that generation leaves us, may we never forget their sacrifice.